Top 10 Photo Skills #1: Balance/Composition

The balance of an image is one of the most important aspects between an ordinary and exceptional image.

So what is balance:

• Generally an image can be broken up into thirds. The visual rule of thirds says that major points on an image should sit on the vertical and horizontal thirds.
• It is also important to balance the colours of the image to provoke emotion to the scene.
  

Of course since these are the rules an equally striking image can break all of these rules.